Hi Sisterbobby, all the best to your new beginning! Making an independent decision is for me unfamiliar; I feel invisible threads of others's expectations pulling me in various directions. I could use some of that so-called "assertiveness training."
Hi Bobcat, I understand your message well, since my decision involves work. Just getting to the point of choosing change took me long enough. Now it is a matter of working out the details without getting sidetracked by the "failure message" that bouts of depression whisper. In all objectivity, I am in a strong position to make this change--if I can just keep my head together long enough to work it out.
Hi Immri, congratulations both on finishing studies and on starting anew. I believe SR is a good decision for me, paving the way to other choices.
Hi Dee, I am hesitant to put a plan in stone as my mind continues to jump from one option to another, lending my decision-making process an unsettled character. Thanks for the good advice!